Valerie 📸

It is snowing in a suburban front yard with the ground, small green tree, and wooden privacy fence all topped with snow. In the distance more tall evergreens and a pink bush are toped with snow. Power lines are also visible.

Day 72 of my #365Project. Snow day in the Seattle area. Woke up to a winter wonderland in Bothell, WA and immediately went outside to get some pics. Lovely fat flakes are still falling. My niece said it should stay in the mountains but I love this soft snow.
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#wawx
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Looking down the driver’s side of a coral vintage Ford with white-walled tires and the Thunderbird chrome lettered logo in a parking lot at a marina on a rainy day.

Day 71 of my #365project. This lovely coral vintage Thunderbird grabbed my attention on the walk back from the marina in Seattle, WA. Note to self: get a coral scarf for the gray days.
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Looking out from a boat on a calm lake a skyline from a city is silhouetted under a cloudy sky. A tower is on the right.

Day 70 of my #365project. Looking south from Lake Union towards the Seattle, WA downtown skyline. The Space Needle is on the right in the distance. Looking forward to more boating trips with the fam. Being near my brother again amidst all the chaos in the world is healing.
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A view from a lake towards a row of boats and houseboats. On the hill above are apartments, houses and some trees.

Day 69 of my #365project. A view from the neighborhood on the water below the city apartments on Lake Union in Seattle, WA. Still getting used to the time change and a new sleep schedule.
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Here's a thread featuring clips of key moments from the DC Metropolitan Police body camera footage of the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that I obtained as a result of my FOIA lawsuit:

Absolutely evil. Prosecute all those involved.

Looking over the front of a Jeanneau Merry Fisher 895 boat. The bow is white with chrome rails and a small wooden platform at the front of the bow. Ahead of the boat is calm water with two bridges in the distance and trees on the banks. Some buildings can be seen as well. The sky is mostly overcast with some sun peeking through.

Day 68 of my #365project. My brother and SIL took me on a quick tour around Salmon Bay and Lake Union on their boat, the As You Wish, yesterday in Seattle, WA. Now I want to live on a house boat. I wonder if the cat would go for it. Beautiful way to see the Emerald City.
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The interior of a women’s sports bar with tables, patrons, televisions playing women’s college basketball, and Pride flags for local sports teams and memorabilia.

A printed flyer, card, and bright green whistle on an orange rope. The flyer reads: WHISTLES! INSTANT ALERT SYSTEM SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE FASTER THAN SOCIAL MED TOGETHER WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE HOW WHISTLES WORK → WEAR A WHISTLE WHISTLE CODE #1: ICE NEARBY → IF YOU SPOT ICE, BLOW YOUR WHISTLE IF ICE IS DRIVING OR LURKING: BLOW IN SHORT BLASTS → WHEN YOU HEAR A PRE--PRE--PRE--PRE WHISTLE, EITHER: • GET TO SAFETY • FOLLOW THE SOUND, FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD WHISTLE CODE #2: ABDUCTION IF ICE IS ABDUCTING SOMEONE: BLOW CONTINUOUSLY PREEEEEEE-PREEEEEEEE → TEXT DETAILS OF THE ENCOUNTER WITH ICE TO THE WAISN HOTLINE 844-724-3737 JOIN US LINKTR.EE/ WA.WHISTLES ¡SILBATOS! SISTEMA DE ALERTA INSTANTÁNEA SIMPLE, EFECTIVO, MÁS RÁPIDO QUE LAS REDES SOCIALES JUNTOS, MANTENEMOS SEGURA A NUESTRA COMUNIDAD. CÓMO UTILIZAR LOS SILBATOS → PORTE SU SILBATO → SI VE A ICE, SOPLE SU SILBATO → SI ESCUCHA SILBATOS: (UNA DE DOS) • PÓNGASE A SALVO • SIGA EL SONIDO FORME UN GRUPO, Y HAGA RUIDO CÓDIGO 1: ICE ESTA CERCA SI ICE ESTÁ CONDUCIENDO O MERODEANDO EN EL AREA: SOPLE CON UN RITMO CORTO ¡PRI!-¡PRI!--¡PRI! CÓDIGO 2: SECUESTRO CUANDO ICE ESTA SECUESTRANDO A ALGUIEN: SOPLE CONTINUAMENTE ¡PRIMIT!-¡PRIIIIIII! → TEXTEE LOS DETALLES DEL INCIDENTE CON ICE A LA LINEA DIRECTA DE WAISN 844-724-3737 ÚNETE LINKTR.EE/ WA.WHISTLES

Day 67 of my #365project. Enjoying a tasty brunch at Rough & Tumble, an inclusive women’s sports bar, in a former sawmill in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA on this International Women’s Day. Appreciate the ICE fliers and whistles by the front door, too.
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#abolishice

MISSING PERSON — Violet Benjamin — Ballard, Seattle — $1,000 Reward Help us find Violet Benjamin, 27. Last seen Ballard, Seattle near Swedish Hospital. Vulnerable adult without medication. $1,000 reward. Call 911 or (206) 684-0850.

A friend's 27 year old daughter, Violet, is missing during a mental health crisis. She has been seen in the Ballard area. Seattle people, PLEASE share this URL and keep an eye out!

findviolet.com

Abbas Amanat IRAN AMODERN HISTORY

If you’re looking for a good “oh no I need to know more about Iran” book, I’m really enjoying Abbas Amanat’s “Iran: A Modern History” thus far.

some geezer in a teeny tiny car popping up the shops.

Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris
Maurice Zalewski, 1950

An abundance of grey and green lichen grows on small thin branches in an arboretum.

Day 66 of my #365project. Some lovely lichen growing in Rhody Ridge Aboreteum in Bothell, WA. The magnolias nearby are budding.
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A tuxedo Persian car can be seen looking out of the mesh walls of a black pet carrier in an airport. Carryon luggage and a person can be seen in the bright background.

I flew again with my human this week to our new home where it rains. They should just make me the pilot at this point. #caturday
#Catnamedyoda #catsofbsky

During a gray day, light streams through tall pine and other trees in a wooded area with lush greens on the trees and the bushes on the ground.

Day 65 of my #365project. Took a walk through the trees at the Rhody Ridge Arboretum in Bothell, WA. Missing my walking buddy Barley, my brothers dog, who passed earlier this year. She knew all the good spots.
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Guns drawn. Look at how many cowards it takes to arrest one woman illegally. Fuck ICE. #AbolishICE

A wall of lottery pull-tabs are on a white lit up back wall in a dark pub. It reads Play pull tabs. $. 13th Ave Pub & Eatery. Win Big Bucks. $$$. Some bar stools and a patron can be seen as well.

Day 64 of my #365project. Pull tabs wall at 13th Ave Pub & Eatery in Lynnwood, WA. Dive bar gambling in a basket is more hands on than the online variety I guess. I was there for the 90’s jams, tater tot nachos, and a cider though.
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senator sheehy should be fired and arrested. what a fucking traitor.

I haven’t owned a car since December of 2000.

A double-exposure image of trees and a building.

Haven't been shooting much lately but managed to get out and run a roll of Arista 400 through the Holga a few days ago doing some double-exposures. 🎞️ #believeinfilm

Four young Barn Swallows sitting on a cattail. Their beaks are wide open.

I'm told today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut so felt like a good time share this one. #birds

How to win in November

Being in a new forever war that not one GOP member of the fascist regime can give a straight answer as to Why? is not a good feeling.

Looking through a modern window that resembles four panes a row of tall evergreen trees are in the bottom of the frame. The sky is gray from rain and around the window frame it is dark emphasizing the view outside.

Day 63 of my #365project. This is my second time living in the PNW. The first was 50 years ago. After WWII, my grandparents ran a cafe, and my Dad was born in OR, before they moved back to MO. Happy to be back amongst the tall trees, and seeing green even in the rain out the window.
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Next to a baggage carousel in an airport people are lined up waiting. The ceiling has thin concrete beams with long white lights running under them.

Day 62 of my #365project. Baggage claim at the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington yesterday. Looking forward for getting out and exploring but first comes all the settling in and paperwork.
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Looking at the horizon from an airplane. Deep blue sky is over cottony clouds with mountains in the typography below.

Day 61 of my #365project. MCI > SEA. Somewhere over Idaho today. #CatnamedYoda and I have arrived safely. Happy to be in the PNW for the foreseeable future. Exhausted but grateful.
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Looking up a downtown city street with a skyway connecting two buildings. It is a multiple exposure silhouettes of street lamps and traffic lights amongst the various tall buildings and a parking garage structure.

Day 60 of my #365project. I was hoping to revisit some favorite spots this weekend but ran out of time. This is a multiple exposure from downtown Kansas City, Missouri in 2018, one of the four neighborhoods I lived in KC over the years. I loved the skyways and architecture.
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A portrait of a lot of cats.

My Wife's Lovers
Carl Kahler 1891.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Wife...

A tuxedo Persian cat with long whiskers standing on a wicker table in a living room. Behind him on the left are several suitcases and a cat carrier.

Day 59 of my #365project. All packed for my move. #CatnamedYoda is not happy with the situation. I’m stressed at the news that we are in yet another unwanted war. Extra treats coming for him and I guess I’ll use up the last of the waffle mix for dinner after calling my reps.
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Also I want people to stop saying impeach. This motherfucker been impeached TWICE! The Constitution allows for REMOVAL of an unfit President.

Art: "War is not healthy for children and other living things."

Lorraine Schneider, 1967.